Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill
| Men's Downhill at the XIV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Bjelašnica, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 16, 1984 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 61 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:45.59 | ||||||||||||
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| Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
| Men's Downhill | |
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| Location | Bjelašnica, Yugoslavia |
| Vertical | 803 m (2,635 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,076 m (6,811 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,273 m (4,177 ft) |
The Men's downhill competition of the 1984 Winter Olympics was held at Bjelašnica, Yugoslavia.[1] Due to weather delays, it was run on Thursday, February 16, a full week after originally scheduled.
The reigning world champion was Harti Weirather of Austria, while Austria's Franz Klammer was the reigning World Cup downhill champion and Switzerland's Urs Räber led the 1984 World Cup.[2][3] Similar to 1980, the defending Olympic downhill champion was from Austria and did not compete. Leonhard Stock was injured a month earlier in January.
In order to meet the minimum vertical drop requirement of 800 metres (2,625 feet), the starting gate was in a newly constructed lodge at the mountain's summit, with a connecting ramp to the mountain proper.[4]
Bill Johnson of the United States became the first from outside the Alps to win an Olympic downhill.[5][6]
Results
Source:[1]
References
- ^ a b "Sarajevo 1984 Official Report" (PDF). Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. LA84 Foundation. 1984. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "1983 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "1982 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ Ottum, Bob (March 4, 1983). "They were real troopers". Sports Illustrated. p. 82.
- ^ Johnson, William Oscar (February 27, 1984). "They saved the best for last". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
- ^ Clarke, Norm. "Johnson lets his skis do the talking". Spokane Chronicle. Associated Press. p. 41.
External links
Sports-Reference - 1984 Men's Downhill
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
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